pentagon chief leon panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat. what that does, that opens hundreds of thousands of front- line positions and potentially elite complain doe jobs after more than a decade at war. this is a grand-breaking movement roarked by the joint chiefs of staff and overturns the 1994 rule that banned women from being asignedded to ground units. military services have until january of 2016 to seek special exemptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women. >>> getting a little ink in honor of colin kaepernick. where you can get a kaeper-tat for the super bowl. >>> and a hiring boom about to get underway. where thousands of seasonal hires are about to be made. >>> there is a look at your big board. the dow is up 71 points. markets are happy today. google doing well after better- then-expected earnings. up almost 6%. >>> in less than an hour, apple investors are gonna find out if their fears are founded. the bay area tech giant is set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the closing bell. the stock has already